Burst Cherry Tomato Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowls with Soft Eggs

Blistering whole cherry tomatoes until they burst is a quick skillet move that concentrates sweet-savory juice. Spooned over creamy cottage cheese with soft eggs, basil, and everything bagel seasoning, it makes a bright, protein-forward breakfast bowl.

Serves 2 · 10 min prep · 12 min cook

Estimate for one serving

• 420 cal
• 34g protein
• 22g carbs
• 23g fat
• 3g fiber

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Ingredients

• 2 cups full-fat cottage cheese
• 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes
• 4 large eggs
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
• 2 tsp everything bagel seasoning
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 2 slices crusty sourdough toast

Instructions

1. 1Heat a medium skillet over medium-high until hot. Add olive oil, then the whole cherry tomatoes and smashed garlic cloves.
2. 2Cook the tomatoes undisturbed for 2 minutes so the bottoms blister and char, then shake the pan and continue 3 to 4 minutes more until skins split and juices release into a glossy sauce. Season with salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.
3. 3While tomatoes blister, bring a small saucepan of water to a gentle simmer. Lower in the eggs and cook exactly 7 minutes for jammy yolks with set whites. Transfer immediately to an ice bath for 1 minute, then peel carefully.
4. 4Warm the cottage cheese briefly in the microwave or a small pot just until it loses its fridge chill and becomes spoonable and creamy; do not boil.
5. 5Divide the warm cottage cheese between two shallow bowls. Spoon the blistered tomatoes and their garlicky pan juices over the top so the cheese softens into the sauce.
6. 6Halve the soft-boiled eggs and nestle them into each bowl. Tear fresh basil over everything and finish with a generous sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning.
7. 7Toast the sourdough until deep golden and crisp, then cut into soldiers for dipping.
8. 8Serve right away while the tomatoes are still hot and the egg yolks run into the cottage cheese. A final grind of black pepper ties the savory bowl together.